The use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) has increased. Diaphragmatic ultrasonography is a tool that, as a noninvasive complement to esophageal pressure (Pes) measurement, allows the evaluation of diaphragm function and reflects, through the diaphragm thickening fraction (DTf), the magnitude of diaphragmatic fiber recruitment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of HFNC therapy on the DTf in healthy subjects. Second, this study aimed to assess the behavior of the respiratory rate (RR) and the work of breathing in these subjects.
Measurement of diaphragm thickening fraction, respiratory rate and esophageal pressure swing with calculation of diaphragmatic pressure-time product without the use of HFNC and with the use of HFNC at 20 and 40 Liters per minute
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina